Scott Hawley

Chef Ramsay kicks off the new season of HELL’S KITCHEN by announcing that this new batch of contestants will successfully complete the opening night’s dinner service. He then divides the 16 chefs into two teams – women vs. men – and sends them to the kitchen to create their signature dishes. After the presentation of the dishes, Ramsay sends the chefs back to the dorms to study the restaurant menu and watch a special HELL’S KITCHEN instructional video. During the dinner service, however, things do not go as smoothly as Chef Ramsay had hoped, and he takes some drastic measures.

The first team challenge is to make eggs four ways, and the team with the most properly cooked eggs wins a helicopter tour high above Los Angeles. During dinner service, both teams struggle with communication, but an argument between one chef and Ramsay could cause one team to go down in flames.

The chefs are challenged to serve lunch to the very hungry members of a marching band. During dinner service, one member on the red team gets burned and throws the entire team into chaos.

The chefs have a difficult time with seafood during dinner service. Special Guests include Debi Mazar and Kevin Frazier.

"Hell's Kitchen" does barbecue for the first time ever, and the chefs are challenged to prepare pork-themed dishes with their chosen ingredients. But when the red team fails to keep cool under pressure, Chef Ramsay gives them a piece of his mind.